I know there has been a thread awhile back about this but can't locate it...so here we go...

This time around I am kindly requesting no vistors for the first week or two after the babys birth.

Obviously, my and DH's parents are allowed but Would it be rude if I only let afew family members on DH's side visit in those first couple of days? I have a couple of SIL's who I would love to visit but otherwise am hoping the rest of the family will stay away. DH has a HUGE family. I have 2 siblings.

Last time, I arrived home the day after I gave birth and within 20 minutes there were 15 adults in the house (not to mention their children). There I was less than 24hrs post giving birth making coffees and entertaining all these people. I'm NOT doing it this time, and DH supports this.

Anyway, how do I get this message across to people. DH's family are not close per se so a phone call would be awkward for DH. Would a sign at the front door be rude? What did you do?

TIA